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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Charlemagne starts fighting the Saxons and the Frisians. Saxony subdued and converted to Christianity.

★ Offa of Mercia conquers Sussex (approximate date).

By Topic

Religion

★ February 9 — Pope Adrian I (also referred to as Hadrian) succeeds Pope Stephen III as the 95th pope.

★ Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards.

★ Caliph Al-Mansur orders Christians and Jews in Jerusalem to be stamped on their hands with a distinctive symbol.

Births

★ Bai Juyi, Chinese poet and official (d. 846)

★ Liu Yuxi, Chinese poet, philosopher, and essayist (d. 842)

Deaths

★ January 24 — Pope Stephen III (b. 720)